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blandise (s.xiii2)
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blandise (s.xiii2)

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blandice  
  FEW:  blandire *1,394a Gdf:  blandice 1,657a GdfC:  blandices 8,329b TL: blandices 1,988 / blandiz 1,989 DEAF:  blandir (blandice)  / blandir (blandiz)  DMF:  blandice  TLF:  blandices  OED:  blandish n.  MED:  blaundice n.  DMLBS:  blanditia 202b

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1blandishment, flattery: 
( 1420 )  [...] de demourer et vivre sous l’obeyssance de leur droitturier et naturel seigneur, sans oncques avoir esté seduis par menaces ou blandices desdis anciens ennemis  Lett Rois 386
2blasphemy: 
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1300 )  Ki dit blandise Ver Deu, [...] K’il seyt lapidé meyntenant  Evang Nic Verse 477

See also:

blandie  blandiesse  blandin  blandir  blandiser  blandissement  blandissour  blandur 
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